First-Term Nominees
Dan Gaff
Director of Grants Management
May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust
Dan Gaff has spent his career in the social sector and has worked in domestic and international philanthropy and grantmaking for 20 years. He is the director of grants management at the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust, where he serves on the leadership team and oversees grantmaking policies and practices. Gaff has been with the May & Stanley Smith Charitable Trust since 2014, where he started as a grants manager. Gaff has also served in many volunteer roles for PEAK Grantmaking over the years, including chair of the PEAK Northern California chapter, cochair for PEAK’s 2018 annual convening, and a member of the President’s Advisory Council.
Gaff is committed to advancing trust-based and equitable grantmaking practices and advocating for the vital, leading role grants management plays in philanthropy. Gaff has a bachelor’s degree from the College of William & Mary and a master’s degree from the University of Virginia. He lives in Northern California with his wife and dogs. When not managing grants, you’ll find him reading, hiking, gardening, woodworking, and playing guitar.
Indya Hartley
Senior Director of Grants Management
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Indya A. Hartley, MPA (she/her), is the senior director of grants management at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, where she leads the transformation, aggregation, and coordination of all grants management functions with internal and external partners.
Hartley’s professional journey includes significant roles at The ELMA Philanthropies Services and The Heckscher Foundation for Children, where she led various initiatives to enhance operational efficiency and streamline internal processes. Hartley holds a master of science in public administration from Walden University and a bachelor of science in health studies from Utica College of Syracuse University. Hartley has been a member of PEAK Grantmaking since 2010, was cochair of the PEAK Northeast chapter from January 2019 to December 2021, and served as a guest editor of PEAK Grantmaking Journal in 2024.
Bryttnee Parris
Grants Manager
US Disability Rights and Gender, Racial, Ethnic Justice International
Ford Foundation
At the Ford Foundation, Bryttnee Parris is the grants manager for US disability rights, where she supports disabled organizations in building power to achieve greater economic justice. She is also the grants manager for the gender, racial, and ethnic justice international team, where she supports reducing violence by supporting women- and girl-led organizations, particularly in the Global South.
Parris joined Ford in 2018 as a program assistant on the civic engagement and government team. Before this, she worked at a New York nonprofit that served 30,000 children, youth, and families in the city’s highest-needs communities, assisting with the agency’s public policy and advocacy efforts. She is an active leader in the PEAK Northeast chapter. Parris holds a master’s degree in public administration from the City University of New York’s (CUNY) Baruch College, where she focused on public housing and regulation. She also has a master’s degree in political science from the CUNY Brooklyn College and a bachelor’s degree in English from SUNY Old Westbury.
Genise T. Singleton
Director of Grants Management
The Kresge Foundation
Genise T. Singleton brings over 25 years of experience in philanthropy and serves as the director of grants management at The Kresge Foundation. In this role, she oversees daily operations, streamlines internal processes, ensures compliance, manages data systems, and provides principled support for grantmaking and social investments. Known for her holistic leadership style, Singleton is committed to cultivating her team as world-class leaders in grants management.
A passionate champion for diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice (DEIJ), Singleton is dedicated to advancing DEIJ principles within the grants management space. She is equally committed to leveraging data to drive meaningful impact and innovation across the nonprofit sector. Singleton actively participates in philanthropic affinity groups that foster excellence and forward-thinking approaches to grantmaking.
A proud Detroit native, Singleton earned her bachelor’s degree from Marygrove College and has served on its alumni board as well as on the boards of several nonprofit organizations.
Second-Term Nominee
Eusebio Díaz
Vice President of Strategy, Learning, and Communications
Health Forward Foundation
Eusebio Díaz is Health Forward Foundation’s vice president of strategy, learning, and communications, and he has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and program development for nonprofits and philanthropic organizations in Texas. He previously served as Episcopal Health Foundation’s chief of staff. In this role, he oversaw a diverse portfolio of projects and was a strategist and advisor to the president and CEO. Díaz previously served as vice president of programs for the Baptist Health Foundation of San Antonio, where he supervised the distribution of more than $85 million in funding over 13 years. A United States Air Force veteran, Díaz holds a bachelor of arts in anthropology and a master of arts in bicultural-bilingual studies from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He served two terms on the board of Philanthropy Southwest and is a founding member of the Asset Funders Network of San Antonio.